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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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